Surgical reconstruction of a stress fracture of the acromion after arthroscopic subacromial decompression in an elite tennis player.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a stress fracture of the acromion after arthroscopic subacromial decompression in a 31-year-old female elite tennis player. The fracture was treated successfully by surgical reconstruction using two parallel Kirschner wires and a tension band.
Medical subject headings
- Acromion
- Arthroscopy
- Endoscopy
- Fractures, Stress
- Tennis
Anatomy
- shoulder